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Monday, January 11, 2016

Hanukkah 2015

Ok, here's the last of my 2015 holiday posts! (I'm finally caught up... yay!) As I had mentioned in my Chicago post, Eliot's family spoiled us with Hanukkah gifts. We got wonderful gifts and I wanted to make sure everything arrived home safely. Eliot and I took two extra suitcases with us to make sure everything was packed safely and securely so things wouldn't get broken in transit. Thank goodness for Southwest allowing two checked bags per person! All of our gifts arrived home in one piece!

It was nice to spend time with Eliot's family on a few nights of Hanukkah. It's the first time I've ever celebrated it with them. During our gift exchange at the hotel, we lit a menorah. The girls sang a bit of the Hanukkah prayers. Then, we exchanged gifts.

Sara wanted everyone to open her gifts first. She pampered me with Disney princess presents. First, I got a Cinderella winter scarf, adorable gloves and a small wall art print. They're all so cute! Next, I opened some Disney princess bubble bath! I can't wait to use it! I also got a pack of Disney princess bowls. The little containers are charming! Finally, she got me a large princess coloring sheet pack! I love to color!

Elissa gave Eliot and me our gifts next. She had a shared theme with both of our presents. She gave me an Olaf infinity scarf that I absolutely love! It's perfection!

Elissa got Eliot a plush Olaf holding a San Jose Sharks blanket. The Sharks and Olaf are definitely two of his most favorite things. He loved it!

Eliot wanted to give me one of his gifts for Hanukkah and he insisted he bring it with him to Chicago. I was thrilled when I opened a Hawaiian Minnie Mouse tsum tsum!

Rick and Nori got us each eight gifts, one for each night of Hanukkah. I wasn't able to take pictures of everything, but I tried to get most of the gifts! (Some of them, like my nutcracker Mickey, are breakable so I kept them packaged for Christmas storage.) All four of us kids each got a fleece blanket. I got Ariel and Eliot got Olaf! Eliot and I got lots of holiday goodies including Mickey and Minnie Santa hats and plush.

Eliot got a Mickey snow globe and I got the matching Minnie globe. We also got a few Christmas ornaments for our tree. We definitely need a separate Disney tree now. In fact, we might even need two to hold all of our Disney ornaments!

I got an awesome (not officially licensed) San Jose Sharks shirt that says "Sharks Fan By Day, Disney Princess By Night." I love it and I'm sure Eliot does too!

Speaking of Eliot, he also got some Disney apparel in the form of two new Vans hats.

Can you tell we really love Olaf? Haha. Rick and Nori also got me these awesome Olaf earrings! I've actually been admiring them online for a while now but I never ended up getting them! They'll go perfectly with my new Olaf scarf from Elissa!

They also got me a Disneyland 60th anniversary photo album and a Winnie the Pooh Christmas Frame. I love them! We took so many photos at Disneyland! And I love the picture frame. I'll have to find a special Christmas photo of Eliot and me for it.

Eliot and I loved the Main Street Electrical Parade Mickey and Minnie shirts!

Finally, each of us kids received a Mickey Mouse blanket from the Disney Store while we were in Chicago. It was on a special sale that weekend and it's so soft. We definitely won't get cold during the long Maine winter with all of our new blankets!

Lastly, it wasn't a Hanukkah gift, but Nori was able to purchase the Disneyland Paint the Night parade ornaments that Eliot and I had really wanted. I've always loved the ear hat ornaments and I wanted to put this set in a display case in my new office. I figured it was a long shot since they were so popular, but she found them! Yay!!!

Eliot and I are so thankful for all of our new gifts. However, just like with Christmas, we're glad we had the chance to spend time with his family during the holidays. We don't usually see them this time of year, so it was nice to have a few days together! °o°